The players are out, finally! Kulasekara is on top of his mark, 2 slips
"My form will benefit the Sri Lankan team in the World T20," says Dilshan. And with that, it's nearly time for the chase. The Sri Lankan innings was defused before it could threaten but 150 can be overwhelming for Pakistan, especially after the India dry wash and the Bangladesh thumping. Tonight's chase should be interesting for two reasons: firstly Pakistan will be attempting it and secondly, they have chosen to do so.
Sri Lankan top order chose the last round-robin clash, which happened to be a dead-rubber, to come out all guns blazing. But as they say 'better late than never!' Of course, the pitch was a belter which helped their cause, but Pakistani bowlers are no pushovers. Dilshan found it tough to get his timing right in the beginning but Mohammad Nawaz's first over - 6th of the innings - provided the impetus he needed as Dilshan amassed 18 runs off it. Captain Chandimal, on the other hand, used his feet well against the spinners and paced his innings well. None of the Pakistani bowlers, except Mohammad Amir in the first over looked menacing. The wickets that Sri Lanka lost were propelled by death over recklessness coupled with some smart bowling from Mohammad Irfan during the fag end of the innings. Having put 110 on the board in less than 15 overs with 9 wickets in hand, Sri Lanka would have expected a few more than what they got. Nonetheless, they have enough to push Pakistan into a corner. The result here will have no impact on the tournament but it will definitely impact the morale of both teams before the all-important World T20. Considering this, the chase is expected to be a thriller, join us in a while.
19.6 -
Riaz to Siriwardana, 2 runs, the slower fullish delivery outside off, Siriwardana slices the drive through cover, could fetch a very useful double and Sri Lanka, surely, would be pleased with the target
19.5 -
Riaz to Dilshan, 1 run, pacy short delivery on the stumps, Dilshan half-turns and pulls it through mid-wicket
19.4 -
Riaz to Siriwardana, 1 run, leant on the back foot and chopped this back of a length delivery back towards the bowler, Riaz sprints forward but decides not to fling the ball at the stumps. Dilshan wasn't too quick and a direct hit would have been interesting
19.3 -
Riaz to Dilshan, 1 run, short and around off, Dilshan was early into the leg-side slog, off the toe-end and towards mid-wicket
19.2 -
Riaz to Dilshan, FOUR, shot! Backed away a tad and used the room on offer, cut the short ball uppishly over backward point, third man had a lot of ground to cover and he couldn't get there in time
19.1 -
Riaz to Dilshan, no run, back of a length outside off, might have probably been the slower ball, Dilshan slogs but fails to put bat to ball
Wahab Riaz [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Amir to Dilshan, 1 run, another full toss at the stumps, Dilshan slogs it to square leg and keeps the strike
18.5 -
Amir to Dilshan, 2 runs, low full toss, Dilshan smashes it to the left of mid-off who dives and stops well. Riaz though was a bit lazy as he assumed it to be a single. Was a smidgen late to hurl the ball back and Dilshan ain't missing out on any extra runs
18.4 -
Amir to Dilshan, 2 runs, Mohammad Irfan, what have you done? It's the second dropped catch today. He unfortunately, is the culprit on both occasions. The umpires are checking whether or not it was a boundary and seems like Irfan might have saved a couple of runs there. It was full and Dilshan went for the slog. The leading-edge sailed towards third man where Irfan made a meal of it. Was uncertain to stay back or to go forward. He comes forward and then backtracks and sticks out his left hand, the ball thuds him on the palm and rolled over his arm, just managed to save a double
18.4 -
Amir to Dilshan, wide, full and nipped away late, all that wide of the tramline as Dilshan came down the track and left that alone
18.3 -
Amir to Dilshan, 2 runs, bouncer darted in at the batsman, Dilshan swivels and miscues the pull towards deep square leg, a double nevertheless
18.2 -
Amir to Dilshan, 2 runs, low full toss around off, Dilshan muscles it wide of long-on
18.1 -
Amir to Dilshan, FOUR, hooo! How about that? Can someone name that? That wasn't a DILSCOOP but Dean Jones reckons it's a REVERExpress DILSCOOP. Some width on offer and Dilshan scoops it over short third man after moving a long way across
Three wickets in the last 3 overs... Dilshan will be the key from here on..
17.6 -
Irfan to Siriwardana, no run, 142kph full ball almost shaving the off-stump, Siriwardana backs away and tries to carve it square on the off-side, misses and the ball missed the off-stump by a whisker
17.5 -
Irfan to Dilshan, 1 run, slower ball hurled in around off, Dilshan makes some room and taps it towards backward point
17.4 -
Irfan to Siriwardana, 1 run, full toss outside off, Siriwardana opens the bat face and runs it down to third man
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.3 -
Irfan to Dasun Shanaka, out Bowled!! And again! This time it's the off-stump's turn. The slower ball from Irfan, Shanaka was too early into the slog. Went down on one knee and tried to smite that over mid-wicket but was beaten for the lack of pace. Misses the swing and off-stump is pegged back. Dasun Shanaka b Irfan 0(2)
Irfan to Dasun Shanaka, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
17.2 -
Irfan to Dasun Shanaka, no run, again, bends his back and bowls his natural length, back of a length on and around off, Shanaka flashes hard but to no avail
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.1 -
Irfan to Kapugedera, out Bowled!! There is something with this round the wicket ploy. Mohammad Irfan, the giant gets his name in the wickets column. What better sight than knocking the middle stump. It was angled in on a good length and Kapugedera exposed all his stumps to play a rash stroke through the leg-side. Missed it by a country mile and the middle-peg takes the beating. Kapugedera b Irfan 2(3)
Irfan to Kapugedera, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Mohammad Irfan [3.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Amir to Kapugedera, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, guided down to third man
16.5 -
Amir to Dilshan, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, flicked it behind square leg
16.4 -
Amir to Dilshan, FOUR, oh! Nawaz. He is having such a poor day on the field. First with the ball and now on the field. It was flicked from middle stump and the fielder from fine leg dived full length to his left, the knee got stuck while doing so and he couldn't recover in time
16.3 -
Amir to Dilshan, no run, a swing and a miss! Back of a length outside off, beats the bashing blade of Dilshan
16.2 -
Amir to Kapugedera, 1 run, at the hip, Kapugedera short-arm jabs it down to fine leg
16.1 -
Amir to Dilshan, 1 run, well! Dilshan gets to his fifty! How important a knock is this for him? I'm sure it will do a world of good for the veteran. Short and just outside off, Dilshan looks to pull, does so awkwardly. Gets a thick top-edge which flies down to fine leg. The dugout seem relieved and Dilshan must be too...
Mohammad Amir [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Chamara Kapugedera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.6 -
Shoaib Malik to Jayasuriya, out Caught by Sharjeel Khan!! Holed out to long-off! It was flatter and outside off, Jayasuriya shows up his inexperience, looks to mow it over long-off sans any feet movement. Ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Sharjeel Khan who accepts it gleefully. Was a mistimed stroke, didn't have enough power too. Jayasuriya c Sharjeel Khan b Shoaib Malik 4(6)
Shoaib Malik to Jayasuriya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.5 -
Shoaib Malik to Jayasuriya, no run, jumps down the pitch to show some intent, but Shoaib Malik dragged it a bit short, cramped for room and Jayasuriya ended up playing all around it, hit the bat, then pad
15.4 -
Shoaib Malik to Dilshan, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Dilshan reaches out for the drive and a fumble at extra cover meant Dilshan got through for a quick single
15.3 -
Shoaib Malik to Jayasuriya, 1 run, came in with the arm, Jayasuriya dropped it towards the on-side, hit high on the bat but he is content with a quick single
15.2 -
Shoaib Malik to Dilshan, leg byes, 1 run, wrong lines from Shoaib Malik, down leg and Dilshan fails to sweep, off the pad and towards short fine
15.1 -
Shoaib Malik to Jayasuriya, 1 run, shimmies down the pitch and flicks this flatter full ball through mid-wicket. Tried to grab a second run but was sent back
Shoaib Malik, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
So, 5 more overs left. How many will Sri Lanka get? 170-180 perhaps.. Malik trundles in now...No slips
14.6 -
Riaz to Dilshan, no run, 145ks short ball around off, Dilshan was late on the pull, beaten for pace
14.5 -
Riaz to Dilshan, no run, another slower short ball that rose extra, Dilshan's feet was going nowhere, tried to flay that behind square but was beaten by the extra bounce
14.4 -
Riaz to Jayasuriya, 1 run, just waited inside the crease and glided this short of length delivery down to third man
14.3 -
Riaz to Dilshan, 1 run, Dilshan was trying to go hard through the off-side, it was slower and angled in, ends up getting a toe-end towards mid-on, a quick single stolen nonetheless
14.2 -
Riaz to Jayasuriya, 1 run, full and aiming for off, Jayasuriya seeks to drive but gets a soft outside edge which rolls down to short third man
Shehan Jayasuriya, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1 -
Riaz to Chandimal, out Caught by Sharjeel Khan!! Finally a wicket! Against the run of play but Pakistan needed this badly, didn't they? It was a slower short ball slung in at the batsman, Chandimal stays back and drags the pull. Flew low to mid-wicket who half-bends and takes a fine catch. He fetched the pull from outside off and hence could only find the bottom of the bat. Chandimal c Sharjeel Khan b Riaz 58(49) [4s-7 6s-1]
Riaz to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Wahab Riaz [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Riaz from round the wicket
13.6 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, FOUR, agricultural swipe! Picked the (full on leg-stump) length of this delivery early and swept it with utter disdain, scorched off the turf and raced away to the deep backward square fence
13.5 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, Dilshan misses out on a freebie! It was a full toss and had Dilshan stayed in his normal stance he might have butchered that. But what does he do? Reverses his stance and aims for a slog sweep, missed it altogether and is slammed on the pad. A mild appeal but ignored. That was missing leg by some distance
13.4 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, optimistic appeal from Sarfraz and Mohammad Nawaz. It was drifted down leg and Dilshan missed the sweep, rapped on the pads but would have clearly missed leg
13.3 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, 2 runs, allows the ball to slide in and then tucks it with soft hands through square leg, good sensible batting this
13.2 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Chandimal, 1 run, skips out and flicks this through mid-wicket
13.1 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Chandimal, SIX, 100 up for Sri Lanka! That's the shot of the night for me. Mohammad Nawaz is being taken to the cleaners today. It was flatter on middle, Chandimal jumped down the track, got to the pitch of the ball and smoked it back over the bowler's head
Mohammad Nawaz [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Irfan to Dilshan, FOUR, please help-me delivery, sprayed down leg and Dilshan has murdered the pull wide of fine leg, no point chasing that lads!
12.5 -
Irfan to Chandimal, 1 run, in his zone, width on offer, Chandimal clobbered it off the middle but Afridi at extra cover dives to his right and stops a certain boundary
12.4 -
Irfan to Chandimal, no run, that looked ugly! Chandimal moved a long way across the stumps and tried to shovel this fullish delivery over short fine. Gets some edge on that and the ball grazes his helmet before it rolled away towards the keeper
12.3 -
Irfan to Chandimal, no run, hits the good length and keeps it on the stumps, Chandimal made room and tried to cut towards third man, fails to put bat on ball
12.2 -
Irfan to Dilshan, 1 run, round the wicket this time, shortish and angled in on middle, Dilshan drops it to the off-side and hurries through for a quick single
12.1 -
Irfan to Chandimal, 1 run, fifty for Chandimal! Very important knock this. Back of a length at the hip, Chandimal helps it down to fine leg with the short arm-jab. Gets a good round of applause from the dugout
Mohammad Irfan [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, again stays on the back foot and cuts this through extra cover to keep strike
11.5 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 2 runs, full and around middle, Chandimal drills it through mid-wicket and gets a double
11.4 -
Afridi to Chandimal, no run, makes some room and cuts this quicker ball hard, straight to the fielder at point
11.3 -
Afridi to Dilshan, 1 run, down on one knee and swept behind square on the on-side
11.2 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, this was wristed to deep mid-wicket
11.1 -
Afridi to Chandimal, leg byes, FOUR, drifting down leg, Chandimal fails to tickle, on his knees and the ball takes the pad on its way to the fine leg fence
10.6 -
Riaz to Dilshan, FOUR, that's Dilshan at his very best. Cutting and driving the ball at will. Riaz has been guilty of bowling short this over. Another slower short ball and asking to be punished, Dilshan flays the square drive behind backward and jeez! that raced away like a tracer bullet - RAVI SHAZ-esque
10.5 -
Riaz to Dilshan, 2 runs, short and Dilshan pulled it nonchalantly through mid-wicket. The fielder at deep mid-wicket could have done better, there was never a two but the batsmen made full use of the sloppiness
Back to over the wicket again
10.4 -
Riaz to Chandimal, 1 run, off-pace delivery, angled in on middle, Chandimal drops it into the leg-side and hustles for a quick single
Riaz comes round the wicket now...
10.3 -
Riaz to Chandimal, FOUR, that's arrogance. Almost like telling the bowler I don't like you bowling at me. Just stand and spank the ball mantra from Chandimal. Cleared his front leg and belted this shortish ball through cover, raced away!
10.2 -
Riaz to Chandimal, FOUR, top-edge and a boundary. Was a bit short and Chandimal backed away to play the flat-bat slap. Got a thick top-edge which flew down to the third man fence
10.1 -
Riaz to Chandimal, no run, innovative yet risky! Short and speared around leg-stump, Chandimal sinks to one knee and tries to lap-scoop it over short fine, fails to get wood on leather
9.6 -
Afridi to Dilshan, no run, Afridi cramps Dilshan for room as he wants to late cut this one, gently dabbed to point
9.5 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, comes down the track and does not time it well, the ball falls just in front of the man at long-on
9.4 -
Afridi to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, pushes it back to the bowler
9.3 -
Afridi to Dilshan, 1 run, flatter outside off, Dilshan cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side
9.2 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter and Chandimal uses his feet to work it away to mid-wicket
9.1 -
Afridi to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal hit this one straight as an arrow and will reap rewards for it, gets to the pitch of the delivery and on-drives it past Afridi, the man at long-on was pretty wide and he had no chance to cut it off
Shahid Afridi [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Riaz to Chandimal, 1 run, fuller and slower well outside off, Chandimal opens the blade on the drive, gets it to the left of the man at sweeper cover for a single
8.5 -
Riaz to Chandimal, no run, fuller length on the stumps, Chandimal flogs hard at it, gets it off the inner part of the bat to the man at mid-wicket
8.4 -
Riaz to Chandimal, no run, short of a good length on the stumps, Chandimal tucks it in front of square on the on-side
8.3 -
Riaz to Chandimal, no run, waits for this one by staying leg-side of the delivery, pats it in front of cover and wants a single, decides against it belatedly
8.2 -
Riaz to Chandimal, 2 runs, that is a good looking shot from Chandimal, waited for this one, bent back and opened the face of the bat to send it down to third man, good effort from Sharjeel Khan saved two runs for his team
8.1 -
Riaz to Chandimal, no run, full and on the stumps, Chandimal pushes it back to the bowler
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, shortish outside off, Dilshan punches it to cover
7.5 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, flatter delivery and Dilshan misses the sweep, the bowler appeals but the ball would have slid down the leg-stump
7.4 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, what a ball that is from Nawaz, it drifted in and turned away sharply, Dilshan gets beaten on the push
7.3 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Chandimal, 1 run, comes down the track and takes it on the full, works it into the on-side
7.2 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Chandimal, FOUR, tossed this one a bit, Chandimal drives it past Afridi at extra cover, no chance for the man from long-off to cut it off, he dived and got a hand to it though
7.1 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Chandimal, 2 runs, bit of turn this time, Chandimal uses his feet and the soft leading edge rolls away from the man at point for a couple
6.6 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Chandimal mistimes the pull to mid-wicket, will get a single anyway
6.5 -
Afridi to Chandimal, no run, shortis delivery outside off, Chandimal mistimes the cut to point
6.4 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 2 runs, used his feet on this occasion but was cramped for space, awkwardly worked it to square leg
6.3 -
Afridi to Dilshan, 1 run, stays back in the crease and rolls his wrists to get it behind square on the on-side
6.2 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, quicker from Afridi, Chandimal nurdles it off the inside-edge to mid-wicket
6.1 -
Afridi to Chandimal, no run, flatter on middle and off, guarded into the off-side
5.6 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, FOUR, and that will make the over from bad to worse, tried to keep it on the stumps and Dilshan went low on the sweep, hit it uppishly but there was no man at the deep backward square leg fence, 18 runs off the over
5.5 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, this one was darted too full as Dilshan used his feet, jammed back to the bowler
5.4 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, no run, charges down again and makes room while doing so, cannot beat extra cover on the drive
5.3 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, FOUR, third one and this is probably the best of all, got too close but still whacked it straight past the bowler, you cannot set a field for those
5.2 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, SIX, even better, nimbles down the track, meets the pitch of the delivery and dispatches it into the long-on fence
5.1 -
Mohammad Nawaz to Dilshan, FOUR, this is better from Dilshan, uses his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball, slams it wide of long-on
Mohammad Nawaz, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Afridi to Chandimal, no run, quicker on the stumps, pushed into the off-side
4.5 -
Afridi to Chandimal, FOUR, edged again and it went past the keeper in a flash, teasing delivery outside off and Chandimal went hard at it, outside edge rolls into the third man fence
4.4 -
Afridi to Dilshan, 1 run, he had the longest arms on the field and that helped Irfan get to it, but then his size did not allow him to keep the balance and he dropped it, it was a flatter delivery and Dilshan swept at it, the top edge flew high towards short fine leg, Irfan ran back, stuck out his hands, got both of them to it but could not cling onto it, Dilshan survives
4.3 -
Afridi to Dilshan, no run, quicker and shortish, Dilshan wants to nudge it away into the on-side, wears on his pad off the inside edge
4.2 -
Afridi to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter again, eased down to long-off for another run
4.1 -
Afridi to Dilshan, 1 run, angles this one into Dilshan, he drives it past the diving extra cover fielder for a single
Shahid Afridi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Irfan to Chandimal, FOUR, half-volley outside off and Chandimal needs those to get going, absolutely whacked it through the cover region, no need to run for those
3.5 -
Irfan to Chandimal, no run, bouncer and well above Chandimal's head, he attempts the ramp shot but does not connect with it
3.4 -
Irfan to Dilshan, 1 run, similar delivery, this time Dilshan covers for the line and defends in front of cover, a direct hit at the bowler's end would have been close. In fact, Dilshan was short of the crease there
3.3 -
Irfan to Chandimal, 1 run, edged and just away from the man at slip, it went along the ground though, Chandimal poked at this delivery which was angled across him, got a thickish outside edge that rolled away to third man
3.2 -
Irfan to Chandimal, no run, fullish on the pads of Chandimal, he stays back in the crease and nurdles it to square leg
3.1 -
Irfan to Chandimal, no run, length delivery across the right-hander, chopped to point, cannot find the gap though
2.6 -
Amir to Dilshan, no run, Amir came round the wicket this time and cramps Dilshan for room, he watches it come close to him and defends in front of mid-off
2.5 -
Amir to Dilshan, no run, short of a good length across the right-hander, Dilshan slogs across the line and gets beaten
2.4 -
Amir to Dilshan, FOUR, shortish and on middle and leg, Dilshan has picked the bones of it, pulls it well in front of square on the on-side
2.3 -
Amir to Dilshan, no run, length delivery slanted across, defended into the off-side
2.2 -
Amir to Dilshan, no run, what was he trying to do there? Swinging across the angle of the left arm pacer, gets a thickish inside edge onto the pads, the ball could have easily rolled back onto the stumps
2.1 -
Amir to Dilshan, no run, very wide outside off, Dilshan reaches out on the drive, cannot pierce the gap through the point region
1.6 -
Irfan to Dilshan, 1 run, gently pushes this in front of Afridi at mid-off and sets off, the Pakistani skipper flicked the ball at the bowler's end but missed the target, Dilshan was well in though
1.5 -
Irfan to Dilshan, no run, length delivery but well outside off, width on offer and Dilshan throws his bat on the drive, does not connect with it though
1.4 -
Irfan to Dilshan, no run, back of a length delivery that leaves Dilshan with the angle, he was beaten on the defensive push this time
1.3 -
Irfan to Chandimal, 1 run, gets the ball to come back in after pitching it on a back of a length, Chandimal awkwardly defends it towards backward point
1.2 -
Irfan to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Chandimal shoulders arms
1.1 -
Irfan to Dilshan, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Dilshan was trying to work it into the on-side, got hit on the thigh pad, needless under-arm throw at the striker's end from point allows a single as the ball deflects off the sticks. Not sure why the umpire referred it upstairs, Dilshan was well in
Mohammad Irfan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Amir to Chandimal, FOUR, overpitched delivery outside off, Chandimal leans into the drive and caresses it through the cover region
0.5 -
Amir to Dilshan, leg byes, 1 run, full toss that swings in, Dilshan misses the flicks, hit on the pad but it was sliding down
0.4 -
Amir to Chandimal, 1 run, the ball bends in and Chandimal falls over on the flick, wears it on the pad and the ball rolls away towards cover, the batsmen change ends. However, the umpire reckons there was wood involved. Looked a leg bye to me though
0.3 -
Amir to Chandimal, no run, that needed some courage to leave, and he must have left it on bounce, the ball came in a long away and Chandimal left it without even covering his stumps, the ball just bounced over the sticks
0.2 -
Amir to Chandimal, no run, this one too comes in after pitching, Chandimal drives with an angled bat to mid-on
0.1 -
Amir to Chandimal, no run, what a way to excite the crowd, peach of a delivery, the ball came back in and rapped Chandimal on the pad, everyone went up in appeal but the umpire was not interested, perhaps it was too high
Chandimal and Dilshan are at the crease. Chandimal is on strike. Amir will open the attack
A big thing to take out of this dead rubber would be Pakistan conquering their nemesis - a run chase. Again the duo of Malik and Akmal were at hand to fashion a comprehensive win. One which should fill them with a lot of confidence as we move closer and closer towards that mega tournament. That's all from today. Next stop: Final. There will be a day's break in between though. Hope to have all of you onboard on Sunday for a cracker between hosts Bangladesh and overwhelming favourites India. Goodbye!
Afridi: "We showed today how good we are. Just need to have a little more self-belief. Partnerships are the key, and will win us more games. Today we ensured that we didn't lose wickets in the first six overs, no matter how many runs are scored. Our plans were to not tinker with the squad ahead of the World T20, but some of the performances forced our hand. Want to thank the selection committee for getting together a good squad. We need to change our fortunes ourselves with hard work. I don't crumble so easily, no matter what the situation. Have a lot of confidence in myself. Special thanks to the Bangladeshi crowd for their support in each and every game."
Akmal: "The situation we were in, credit to the management and the captain for boosting our morale ahead of the game. The rhythm our bowling has picked, and the batsmen, has a lot to do with the captain for backing the boys during a tough situation. Again want to thank my captain for letting me bat at No. 4"
Umar Akmal is Man of the Match
Chandimal: "Overall we played some really good cricket. We were short by around 15 runs with the bat. It's difficult to grip the ball. The bowlers did well, but as I said we were 10-15 runs short. Injuries are the prime concern going into the World T20. Hopefully all players can recover soon."
After the opener had done his job, Akmal took over and did what he does best, got his foot in the door before feeding on looseners. At the other end was a boundary-less Shoaib Malik, admiring junior Akmal. The Lankan quiver does not have enough arsenal and Mathews's absence made it even more innocuous. Herath was made to look ordinary as the Pakistani batsmen used their feet well against him, not allowing him to settle down. Pakistan have something to smile about as they head home to prepare for the World T20. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have too many issues to sort out. But if they want to take positives home, Dilshan's score will come as a relief. Stay tuned for the presentations...
Dew and mediocrity with the ball spoiled the effort the Sri Lankan batsmen had put to give Pakistan a target, which was anything but easy. Having said this, one must not rob Pakistani batsmen off the credit they deserve for making it an easy one (at least the final scoreline suggests so). It all started with Sharjeel Khan unleashing himself against Dushmantha Chameera, hitting him for 4 boundaries in an over. Sharjeel, until then, had looked sheepish, not willing to move his feet and throwing his bat at everything. Though that over was the only highlight of his innings, it gave Pakistan the belief to hunt it down. For history was not with them as far as their record while chasing is concerned.
Barely any excitement from the two batsmen out there which is understandable given the context. The Sri Lankans are milling around not knowing what's gone wrong. A good hard introspection awaits, for both teams actually.
19.2 -
T Perera to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, with the field brought up, Malik tries to go over them. The length is too full to get underneath though and he hits it straight to mid-off. Kulasekara puts it down and Pakistan win. In anti-climatic style it has to be said but Malik will take it
19.1 -
T Perera to Shoaib Malik, no run, follows a stunning catch with a yorker on off, Malik digs it out barely
Thisara Perera [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
Iftikhar Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.6 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, out Caught by T Perera!! That should be it, lofted wide of long-off, and .. wait. Is that taken? Oh brilliant. What a catch from Perera! Full ball just outside off, Akmal slapped it inside out, probably didn't get it as wide as he would have liked but still looked good. Perera sprints to his left, sticks his hands overhead on the run and cups it safely before tumbling down. Amazing! U Akmal c T Perera b Kulasekara 48(37) [4s-4 6s-2]
Kulasekara to U Akmal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.5 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, SIX, boom! Clears the front leg to a fullish ball and heaves it over wide long-on. Smack-bang off the middle
18.4 -
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, another brilliant yorker as Malik drills it towards long-on to raise the 50-run stand. A match-winning one *I said it in a whisper*
18.3 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, 1 run, good bounce from a length on off, hits Akmal high on the bat as he tries to hoist it straight down. Mistimes it to long-on
18.2 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, no run, almost a yorker outside off, Akmal tries to clatter a drive through extra-cover but drags it back to the bowler
18.1 -
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, walks out to a full ball outside off and turns it to deep mid-wicket
Well I'm afraid, the goof-up from the keeper, and then the full toss from Chameera have nailed Lanka's fate. 10 runs needed off 12. Even Pakistan can't fluff this one.
17.6 -
Chameera to U Akmal, no run, short of length delivery outside off, dabbed to backward point
17.5 -
Chameera to U Akmal, FOUR, full toss outside off, Akmal stands tall and punches it through extra-cover. The sweeper sprints after it to his right, puts in a desperate dive but in vain
17.4 -
Chameera to U Akmal, 2 runs, mistimes the inside out loft in the air, probably off the toe-end. But it's will-o'-the-wisp. Enough to get it over extra-cover and wide of a chasing sweeper cover
17.3 -
Chameera to U Akmal, no run, full outside off, driven to extra-cover
17.2 -
Chameera to U Akmal, byes, FOUR, dear me. Dickwella has failed to collect a leg-break which came on the bounce. Hardly got a glove as it bounced over his hands. Chameera had managed to beat Akmal for the lack of pace on the dab. But then!
17.2 -
Chameera to U Akmal, wide, oh that's close. Bordering on the tramlines, and the umpire signals wide
17.1 -
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, stretches his hands to reach out to a length ball very wide of off, might have been a wide had he left it alone. He reached out so far that there could have been no power on the cross-batted drive. Mistimes it to sweeper cover
22 required from 3 overs. 7 wickets in hand. A betting man would put his money on the chasing team. That's before reading Pakistan. On a serious note, Afridi and Co. are favourites here, but we've seen funnier things happen in cricket!
16.6 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, no run, lovely yorker. Kula drawing from his years of experience. All Akmal can do is dig it out
16.5 -
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, good ball. Very full and gunning for the base of middle, Malik clears the front leg and squeezes a drive to long-on
16.4 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, 1 run, right glove over left as he flogs a low full toss in the air, luckily for Akmal, the timing isn't good enough and the ball drops on the bounce to deep mid-wicket
16.3 -
Kulasekara to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, Malik tries to go straight down the ground with a lofted drive but the bat twists slightly and he drags it in front of long-on
16.2 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, 1 run, slips in a full ball just outside off, Akmal rolls his wrists furiously and whips it to deep mid-wicket
16.1 -
Kulasekara to U Akmal, FOUR, takes a couple of steps down the track, picks the slower ball, waits for it and drives it with a flourish inside-out over a leaping extra-cover
Nuwan Kulasekara [2.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, no run, tries a similar delivery, doesn't rip as much this time, Malik carefully nudges it back. Excellent over from Chameera, just the 2 singles off it
15.5 -
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, no run, a leg-break at 124ks, gripped in the pitch on a back of a length and completely squared Malik as he tried to work it through the on-side. Spins away a mile past the outside edge on the bounce to the keeper
15.4 -
Chameera to U Akmal, 1 run, slashed to third man. Not a lot of width at all but Akmal's hands are so good, he flashes hard and skims it to the fielder
15.3 -
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, lifts nicely from a short of length outside off, glided down to third man
15.2 -
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, no run, jumps awkwardly to a short of length delivery which didn't get up all that high, fends it into the off-side
15.1 -
Chameera to Shoaib Malik, no run, nips back ever so slightly from a length outside off to cut Malik into half. Beaten comprehensively
Dushmantha Chameera [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
It's come down drastically, the required rate. Just over 6-an-over required
14.6 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, FOUR, 19 off the over! That seals it one would presume. Dishes out a full toss outside off, Akmal can't believe his luck. Simply laces the drive wide of long-off
14.5 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, no run, driven to the left of the bowler who runs around to stop
14.4 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, FOUR, Siriwardana's over has proved to be a game-changer! But unfortunately, it's gone the other way. Another drag-down on the stumps, Akmal feasts on it again and blasts the pull in the same region. A bounce before going over this time
14.3 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, SIX, clanked! A half-tracker on the stumps, allows Akmal to jump back and pummel the pull over square leg. Just about carries
14.2 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Akmal leans into it nicely and drives it wide of long-off. Wide enough for the batsmen to put their skates on and hare back
14.1 -
Siriwardana to Shoaib Malik, 3 runs, beautifully played. Went right back to the stumps, made his own room and ... waited. Then dabbed it almost out of the keeper's gloves to send it fine. Excellent effort from Kula running back and diving to flick the ball inside
Long as Malik is out there, calmness should prevail in that Pakistani change-room. 51 from 36, it's their game to lose
13.6 -
Herath to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, looped up outside off to invite a nice flowing cover-drive from Malik. Bent his back knee elegantly and hit it with the turn to sweeper cover
13.5 -
Herath to U Akmal, 1 run, shimmies down and almost gets too close to the flighted ball, jams the drive to long-off
13.4 -
Herath to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, sliding into the pads, a good roll of the wrists on the ball fetches Malik a single
13.3 -
Herath to U Akmal, 1 run, Akmal is preferring to play from the crease which makes him vulnerable to the quicker and fuller arm-ball. As it happens, this one isn't. Whipped through mid-wicket for a single
13.2 -
Herath to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, drops it slightly short and that's enough for Malik to rock back and pull it down to deep backward square
13.1 -
Herath to U Akmal, 1 run, flatter on off, clipped through mid-wicket
Rangana Herath [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Siriwardana to Shoaib Malik, no run, slows the pace down and gets some turn from a fuller length to foil Malik's attempted cover-drive. Gets a thick edge towards point
Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.5 -
Siriwardana to Sarfraz, out Lbw!! A very high-pitched scream for an appeal, and the umpire puts his finger up. Once Sarfraz missed with the sweep, he smelt trouble. And quite rightly so. Picked the wrong length I think. Tossed up and skidding on from round the wicket, the length is too full for the sweep which causes Sarfraz to miss out. Hit fairly low on the pad in front of off. Would have taken down the leg-stump at least. Oh no, HawkEye shows the ball smacking into middle of middle. Sarfraz lbw b Siriwardana 38(27) [4s-6]
Siriwardana to Sarfraz, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
12.4 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, 1 run, flatter and sliding on towards middle, nudged down to long-on from the crease
12.3 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, no run, pulls his weight on the back foot, uses the depth of the crease well to block a flatter arm-ball
12.2 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, no run, plonks his foot down on a flighted ball and drives it back to the bowler
12.1 -
Siriwardana to U Akmal, no run, shortish on off from round the wicket, sticks in the pitch slightly to take a thick leading edge on Akmal's attempted whip. Rolls back safely down the pitch
Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
11.6 -
T Perera to Sarfraz, FOUR, shocking delivery. It took me back to a ball he bowled to MS Dhoni in the World Cup final at the Wankhede and this time too he is dealt with the same treatment. Short, wide and sitting up. Sarfraz hops and flays it over backward point with utmost ease
11.5 -
T Perera to U Akmal, 1 run, picks a back of a length delivery from outside off, and clips it through mid-wicket on the hop
11.4 -
T Perera to Sarfraz, 1 run, hurls in a fullish ball outside off, driven to sweeper cover
11.3 -
T Perera to Sarfraz, FOUR, oh nice! Near yorker wide of off, Sarfraz stretches out and simply plants an open bat-face on the ball and it skims off wide of third man. Should say that there needed to be a better effort in the deep. The fielder dived and got to it with both hands but it sneaked through
11.2 -
T Perera to U Akmal, 1 run, upper-body leans nicely into a fullish ball wide of off, drives it to sweeper cover
11.1 -
T Perera to Sarfraz, 1 run, short of length delivery hurrying Sarfraz in the pull and he swats it down to long-on
Thisara Perera [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, backs away and Herath follows him with a slider, still goes through with an attempted punch and chops it wide of cover. His weight was on the back foot and that made the single tricky. A direct-hit and Sarfraz might as well have kept running to the dressing room
10.5 -
Herath to U Akmal, 1 run, teased up and sliding on towards the stumps, nudged down to long-on
10.4 -
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, slower through the air and pushed with the turn wide of cover
10.3 -
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, fires in a quicker ball on leg, gets it to straighten enough to take a thick leading edge as Sarfraz tries to work it through the on-side, rolls towards backward point
10.2 -
Herath to Sarfraz, FOUR, now he gets close to the ball after dancing down and whips it wide of long-on. No risk of playing against the turn as he got to the pitch
10.1 -
Herath to Sarfraz, FOUR, really good shot. The thing about it was how he went through. Herath pulled it back cleverly seeing Sarfraz come down but he didn't hold back on the drive despite not meeting the pitch and smeared it wide of a diving extra-cover
9.6 -
Chameera to Sarfraz, 1 run, good lines specially after the batsman has shuffled outside off. Gets behind this and runs it to third man. Off the toe-end perhaps and a single
9.5 -
Chameera to Sarfraz, 2 runs, Chameera goes a little fuller but Sarfraz stays back. Stays put and drives it through extra cover for a brace
9.4 -
Chameera to Sarfraz, no run, swing and a miss. Fullish ball jagging away, Sarfraz looked to flash it towards third man but the ball bounces a touch extra to beat him comprehensively
9.3 -
Chameera to U Akmal, 1 run, gets a baby stride out and drives this length ball on-the-up through covers
9.2 -
Chameera to Sarfraz, 1 run, length ball that's hurled wide enough for Sarfraz to free his arms. Crashed square of the wicket and another easy single
9.1 -
Chameera to U Akmal, 1 run, banged in outside off, Akmal stands tall and dabs it to third man
Dushmantha Chameera [1.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, the famous arm-ball. Skids back in, Sarfraz was back looking to tuck it into the leg-side. Loud appeal but the umpire reckoned that there was some bat. Not sure about that
No slip now
8.5 -
Herath to U Akmal, 1 run, uses his feet and clips this slower delivery to deep mid wicket
8.4 -
Herath to U Akmal, no run, tossed up delivery, Akmal gets forward and defends it sanely
8.3 -
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, flighted delivery on leg-stump, Sarfraz swiveled on his knee looking to play the sweep fine, gloves it back to short fine to invite an appeal
8.2 -
Herath to U Akmal, 1 run, fraction short and Akmal turns the ball to deep mid wicket
8.1 -
Herath to U Akmal, no run, gets Akmal to come forward and defend this tossed up delivery
One slip for Herath
7.6 -
Dilshan to U Akmal, 1 run, stands taller and punches this delivery through mid wicket. A lazy dive and that ball should have been stopped
7.5 -
Dilshan to Sarfraz, 1 run, shuffles and nudges it round the corner for a single to deep square leg
7.4 -
Dilshan to Sarfraz, no run, comes down the track and pushed it to the right of Dilshan who dived to stop
7.3 -
Dilshan to Sarfraz, no run, this one goes across with the angle and stays low. Just about shaves the off-stump. Sarfraz this time played for the turn and was beaten on the outside edge
7.2 -
Dilshan to U Akmal, leg byes, 1 run, was there an inside edge? Given as leg byes. Straightens off the pitch, Umar was forward to play it straight, played outside the line and is rapped on the pads. Going down leg?
Umar Akmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.1 -
Dilshan to Sharjeel Khan, out Caught by Kapugedera!! Take note. It's Dilshan's day. Meets his form courtesy two dropped catches and then strikes first ball. Dragged down delivery as a warm-up, Sharjeel made room and looked to pull. The ball slid on quickly and he ended up flat-batting it. Mistimed and straight to the fielder at long-on. As simple as that. Sharjeel Khan c Kapugedera b Dilshan 31(24) [4s-5 6s-1]
Dilshan to Sharjeel Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Tillakaratne Dilshan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Herath to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, slower delivery this time. Full toss alright but Sharjeel couldn't do anything. Pushes it to long-off post a shuffle and retains the strike with that run
6.5 -
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, hint of width and tapped deftly to cover for another single
6.4 -
Herath to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, flatter and heaved uppishly to long-on
6.3 -
Herath to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, that was a mere bat swing. Just a touch dragged down, Sharjeel stayed on his back foot and lifted it with a swivel over mid-wicket. Rushes to the boundaries
6.2 -
Herath to Sarfraz, 1 run, shuffles across and finds Herath following him on leg-stump, ends up pushing the ball through mid-on
6.1 -
Herath to Sarfraz, no run, dragged down and that's been crashed straight to cover-point
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Chameera to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, fullish ball wide of off, Sharjeel reaches out and flashes it through deep backward point. Third man was too wide and too human to run across and cut it off. Four consecutive boundaries in a row!
5.5 -
Chameera to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, this is lovely. Gets hold of this length ball on the stumps and clubs it over mid-wicket for a lovely boundary
5.4 -
Chameera to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, that was sloppy from Siriwardana. Got himself behind the line of this ball but couldn't close his legs. Lets it burst through and it scoots into the fences at deep square leg. Shortish ball that was pulled off the inside half, uppishly and it runs through
5.3 -
Chameera to Sharjeel Khan, FOUR, length ball on off, Sharjeel gets his bat flowing. Looked to go big over long-on but didn't wood it as well as he would have liked. Off the higher part of the bat and a half-deliberate chip that bounces just inside the ropes
5.2 -
Chameera to Sharjeel Khan, no run, just back of a length outside off, Sharjeel swivels and pulls it along the carpet to mid-wicket. Looked dragged off the inner half that
5.1 -
Chameera to Sharjeel Khan, no run, on a length and wide, lots of bounce on this one. Sharjeel looks to crash - extends arms to reach that but fails to fetch
Dushmantha Chameera, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
The pace battery is here..nearly accounts for the entire Sri Lankan team. No slip
4.6 -
Dasun Shanaka to Sarfraz, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, Sarfraz is lured into a drive. Doesn't cover for the swing and is beaten
4.5 -
Dasun Shanaka to Sharjeel Khan, 1 run, good from Perera at mid-on. dives full-length to his right and stops a certain four. This was another full ball on middle, Sharjeel had shuffled to drive it with a slightly closed bat face, couldn't place it wide of Perera there
4.4 -
Dasun Shanaka to Sharjeel Khan, no run, another very full ball, Sharjeel squeezes it out into the off-side. Looked well-timed but straight to one of the off-ring men
4.3 -
Dasun Shanaka to Sharjeel Khan, no run, yorker length on off, Sharjeel stays his ground and pushes it back to Dasun Shanaka
4.2 -
Dasun Shanaka to Sarfraz, 1 run, width again. It's on sale here. Crashed to square third man for a single
4.1 -
Dasun Shanaka to Sarfraz, FOUR, fullish ball but thrusted with lots of width, Sarfraz reaches out and just taps it with a near horizontal bat. Through extra cover, Chandimal dived to save but ended up taking the ball with him over the ropes
Dasun Shanaka, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Just one slip
Pakistan need 123...Until Malik perishes, there's always hope for Pakistan
3.6 -
Jayasuriya to Sharjeel Khan, no run, slower and angled in full on middle, Sharjeel just bunts it back
3.5 -
Jayasuriya to Sarfraz, 1 run, gets forward nicely, lets the ball on middle arrive and flicks it, rather uppishly, through mid-on for a quick single
3.4 -
Jayasuriya to Sarfraz, FOUR, fired in but the angle across provides the width, Sarfraz waits and then thumps it with a cut through point
Sarfraz Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.3 -
Jayasuriya to Hafeez, out Caught&Bowled!! Falls to a circus. Shimmies down but shows his cards too early. Jayasuriya drops it shorter, the ball sticks in the pitch and Hafeez ends up tamely tapping it back with a high bat. Jayasuriya protracts his hands and reverse-cups it nonchalantly over his head post a little shuffle to his left. First blood for Sri Lanka. Hafeez c and b Jayasuriya 14(11) [4s-3]
Jayasuriya to Hafeez, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
3.2 -
Jayasuriya to Hafeez, FOUR, still the width but flatter this time, Hafeez fetches it with a forward stride and sweeps. No intention to keep it down and it runs uppishly over backward square leg
3.1 -
Jayasuriya to Hafeez, FOUR, that's a warm-up pie. Dragged down and mediocred with width, Hafeez rocks back and cuts it through backward point
Shehan Jayasuriya, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, but for the inside edge, that looked plumb! Kulasekara cleverly goes fuller seeing a flat-footed Sharjeel Khan. Straight line, Sharjeel looks to keep it out but just manages a big inside edge. All safe for now
2.5 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, fullish and ducking out outside off. The away angle helps the ball beat the outside edge as Sharjeel Khan looked to drive
2.4 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, full and straight, skids off the turf and Sharjeel is struck on the pad as he looked to tickle it into the leg-side
2.3 -
Kulasekara to Hafeez, 1 run, edged but it's wide of the lone slipper. Looked to punch off the back foot, forgets about the feet and ekes out an outside edge. Uppish through where a second slip would have been
2.2 -
Kulasekara to Hafeez, no run, goes fuller and nips in again, Hafeez is again struck - this time low on his left pad off the inside edge
2.1 -
Kulasekara to Hafeez, no run, plenty of nip and bounce on this length delivery, Hafeez was looking to turn it round the corner but is struck high on his right thigh pad
1.6 -
T Perera to Sharjeel Khan, SIX, now that's a pick up! Forget about Amazon returns. Hauls his front leg in the air, picks this length ball on leg-stump and swivels as he flicks this all the way. Over backward square leg, comfortably
1.5 -
T Perera to Hafeez, 1 run, looks to heave this length ball on off across the line, dragged off the inside edge and it runs to backward square leg
1.4 -
T Perera to Hafeez, no run, had an iota of a width to free arms and he does. But crashed straight to backward point
1.3 -
T Perera to Hafeez, no run, taps this length ball to cover-point defensively
1.2 -
T Perera to Hafeez, no run, length delivery jagging away a touch, Hafeez looked to defend off an open blade. Off the outside half and in front of backward point
1.2 -
T Perera to Hafeez, wide, compensates with a full ball but hurls it wide. The movement away makes it worse and it's been called rightly
1.1 -
T Perera to Hafeez, FOUR, that was timed. Pure timing. Back of a length ball, Hafeez stands taller, opens the face of the bat on the punch and creams it wide of backward point. Scoots away
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Frugal but a sane start. Thisara now since we don't have Mathews tonight. 2 slips again
0.6 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, this one's on similar length again, Sharjeel flat-bats it. The ball looked to have held onto the pitch and Sharjeel ended up tapping it uppishly in front of mid-off
0.5 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, lovely bowling this. Gets this to curl away again, this time from back of a length. Sharjeel was looking to poke, had his bat hung to drive perhaps and saw the ball go past the edge
0.4 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, straightens his elbows on a wide short of length delivery moving away further, beats the toe-end
0.3 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, gets this to come back in, on leg-stump and Sharjeel was rapped on the pads. Stifled appeal but clearly down leg
0.2 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, 2 runs, good effort in the deep. Shanaka dives at deep point to hurl the ball in, ends up parrying it away and then recovers quickly to throw it back in. Width on offer and Sharjeel cut it fiercely
0.1 -
Kulasekara to Sharjeel Khan, no run, lovely curl from over the wicket. Fullish length and moving away, Sharjeel has a poke and is beaten first ball
Sharjeel Khan and Hafeez are at the crease. Sharjeel Khan is on strike. Kulasekara will open the attack